Equities markets in London were lower in Friday trade. The FTSE 100 fell 0.3 percent to 6,466.8 while the FTSE 250 was 0.02 percent lower to 11,037.4. Miners were mixed. Lonmin (LSE: LMI) added 7.39 percent to £36.49 on a rise in platinum prices and on the possibility that Xstrata (LSE: XTA) might be interested [...]

Tokyo’s markets were lower Tuesday as they reopened after Monday’s Respect for the Aged Day holiday. The Nikkei 225 dropped 2.02 percent to 15,801.80, while the Topix index fell 2.19 percent to 1,510.95 and the Mothers market was 2.64 percent lower to 620.42. Banks were lower on continuing fallout from Northern Rock’s (LSE: NRK) problems [...]

Asia-Pacific equities markets were mixed Tuesday after new data on existing homes sales out of the United States Monday posed new concerns about the state of the US economy. Among those indices seeing gains were the Taiex, which added 0.11 percent to 8,727.55 in Taiwan. India’s Sensex gained 0.52 percent to 14, 919.19, while the [...]

Equities markets in the Asia-Pacific region were back in negative territory on Wednesday, with most indices seeing substantial declines on the session. In China, the Shanghai Composite lost the least, dropping only 0.06 percent to 4,869.88. In South Korea the Kospi index fell 1.7 percent to 1,817.89, while the Hang Seng index was 2.87 percent [...]

Asia-Pacific equities markets were mixed on Tuesday as investors waited to see what the US Federal Reserve would do about interest rates and how it would characterize the current mess in the subprime market. Decliners included Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index, which fell 0.13 percent to 21,907.99 and the Straits Times index in Singapore at [...]

Equities markets in the Asia-Pacific region were mixed on Monday. Gainers included Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index, which added 0.32 percent to 23,365.56. In Taiwan, the Taiex gained 0.37 percent to 9,621.57, while in India the Sensex was 1.07 percent higher to 15,732.2. In China, meanwhile, the Shanghai Composite closed at 4,213.36, a gain of [...]

Equities markets in the Asia-Pacific region were higher on Friday. In India, the Sensex added 0.1 percent to 15,565.55, while in Australia the Sydney Ordinaries gained 0.6 percent to 6,457.7. The Hong Kong and Singapore markets saw even bigger gains, with the Hang Seng index 1.2 percent higher to 23,291.9 while the Straits Times index [...]

Markets in the Asia-Pacific region were mostly lower on Monday. The main exception was in India, where the Sensex added 0.25 percent to 15,311.22. In Australia, the Sydney Ordinaries dropped 0.11 percent to 6,418.4. The Straits Times index in Singapore was 0.35 percent lower to 3, 652.23, while in Hong Kong the Hang Seng index [...]

Global equities markets saw gains on Tuesday. In the Asia-Pacific region, there was at least one record set as the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong closed at its highest level ever, adding 1.74 percent to end the session at 22,151.14. The Hong Kong market has been helped recently by a decision by Chinese authorities [...]

Asia-Pacific equities markets were lower on Wednesday, with some seeing significant declines. In Australia, the Sydney Ordinaries dropped 1.9 percent to 6,216.6, while the S&P/ASX 200 also lost nearly 2 percent to close at 6,184.2. The declines there came on lower commodities prices and on weakness in US markets. Banks, miners, and the oil and [...]